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Newspaper
Oswego Palladium Times
Location
Oswego, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1973
Page
1
Gerald R. Ford is sworn in as the United States 40th vice president by Chief Justice Burger in a joint session as Congress and the nation watch. The House approved Ford 387 to 35, completing confirmation under the 25th Amendment following Agnew’s resignation.
The New York Public Interest Research Group charges State Environmental Conservation Commissioner Henry Diamond with concealing news of a relatively pollution free car. They say the coverup aids the auto industry and a campaign to roll back exhaust standards. Diamond disputes the claims, noting a March front page feature and stating researchers are pursuing the project.
The government said November unemployment climbed to 4.7 percent with 200,000 more people out of work, reflecting the impact of the Arab oil embargo and fuel shortage.
Commissioner Henry L. Diamond of the New York Environmental Conservation Department told aides he will resign. Reports say he will become executive director of Governor Rockefeller's Commission on Critical Choices for America. Treasury asks Congress for authority to mint pennies from aluminum due to copper costs.
Rep. John J. Rhodes of Arizona was elected House Republican leader by acclamation, filling the vacancy after Gerald Ford became vice president. All other contenders dropped out, marking the first uncontested GOP leadership selection in years.
The Associated Press reports clear interstate highways but notes clusters of trucks ready to block. Truckers who bottlenecked major routes in Pennsylvania and Ohio are honoring leaders call for a 24 hour moratorium to allow talks with government officials in Washington to produce results.
United Nations spokesman said Finnish peacekeeping post buildings in Suez were hit during a 13 minute flareup with Israeli forces on Thursday. A Finnish tent burned but no U.N. casualties were reported.
President Nixon nominates Walter J. Stoessel Jr. a career diplomat to fill the long vacant ambassadorial role to the Soviet Union in Washington. The choice signals a focus on steady diplomacy with Moscow amid ongoing Cold War tensions.
New York First National City Bank, the nation’s second largest commercial lender, increases its prime rate to 10 percent signaling continued rapid industrial expansion despite the energy crisis. Bankers Trust Co., the seventh largest bank, moved quickly to follow.
Detroit's automobile giants react to an abrupt consumer move toward smaller cars. The Big Three appear unprepared as demand shifts, prompting urgent adjustments in production and marketing strategies.
The administration says no gasoline rationing before March while a House Commerce panel adopts a compromise auto exhaust provision delaying further clean air efforts to 1977. Nixon's energy bill moves to a final vote as Senator Simon warns rationing could be decided this month if voluntary conservation fails.
Oswego BOCES will run a 50 hour night course at Oswego Hospital starting Jan 31, Thursdays 7 to 10 pm, cost $25. Dorothy Fisk says it trains current food service workers and those seeking hospital dietary employment, covering theory, lab, sanitation, nutrition, equipment, forecasting, budgeting, and patient service. Call BOCES Oswego Hospital for details.
Washington AP Dwight L. Chapin former presidential appointments secretary pleads innocent to four counts of making false declarations. He was released on personal recognizance by Judge Gerhard Gesell. The indictment accuses him of lying about Donald Segretti and campaign activities. Segretti later pleaded guilty to three misdemeanors.
FBI Director Clarence M Kelly pledged a full detailed report to the attorney general on the three year operation aimed at exposing and neutralizing the New Left. He defended the counter intelligence program as vital for safeguarding society and noted possible future legislation.
Two former attorneys general discussed an antitrust suit against a dairy co operative linked to Nixon campaign donations. Lawyers Murray Chotin er and Marion Harrison said no special treatment was requested or given and that they contacted Attorneys General John Mitchell and Richard Kleindienst.
A 36-year-old Esso Campana refinery manager Victor Samuelson was abducted by armed guerrillas 160 miles north of Buenos Aires. The ERP left symbols on the walls, and Exxon said no ransom demand was known. Samuelson, from Cleveland, is married with three children and was the second American victim in a month after Ford executive John Swint’s murder in Cordoba.
Saigon reports South Vietnamese troops retook Kien Duc the district capital on Highway 14 about 90 miles northeast of Saigon. The defense says North Vietnamese casualties rose with fighting continuing in the highlands and Mekong Delta as forces vie for control of key routes near Loc Ninh.
For the 24 hour period ending at 8 a m high 40 low 32 mean 32 precipitation trace pressure 30 28 rising relative humidity 82 percent wind N 12 mph sunset 4 29 p m sunrise 7 25 a m highest of record 61 in 1951 lowest 4 in 1906 mostly cloudy with a chance of light snow flurries and a high in the upper 30s this afternoon partial clearing tonight low 20 to 25 sunny intervals and a high in the lower 40s tomorrow variable winds 5 to 15 mph probability of precip 30 this afternoon 20 tonight and 10 tomorrow
The New York Times and The Daily News report Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller intends to resign before Christmas to devote full time to a presidential campaign. The move would also free Gov. Malcolm Wilson to run for governor next year as the incumbent.
Students view items to be sold at the hook fair after Masses in S Marys Church Hopkins Hall. Home and School Association invites all district residents to attend and buy children’s books. Proceeds support the library fund. Names in photo include Janine McGann Craig Van Buren Cathy Berlin Kurt Napps Robert Demidowics William McSweeney Lisa Reed Thomas Delaney Kim Kennett James Omundsen Sarah Becker Paw Scanley Lisa Rodak.
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